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Dedicated to: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Unborn.
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Photocopy c. 2013 Jamie Laubacher

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Juan Diego

St. Juan Diego (1474-1548)Juan Diego was a Mexican farmer and weaver. The Blessed Mother appeared to him twice. When the local bishop asked him to prove it, he opened his cloak to reveal dozens of Castillian roses which could not be grown in Mexico, along with a glowing image of Our Lady emblazoned on the inside. Soon after, a church was built on the site where Our Lady appeared to him.